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Rory McIlroy said he felt like punching himself after suffering a nightmare round at the British Open on Thursday, shooting an eight over-par round of 79 at the Royal Portrush course. CYCLING-FRANCE/

Simon Yates puts Giro disappointment behind with Tour stage win BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 18 (Reuters) - Simon Yates put a disappointing Giro d'Italia campaign behind him when he won the 12th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, as the main title contenders stayed quiet in the first Pyrenean climbs of this year's race.

RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF-AUS/ World Cup countdown starts for South Africa, Australia at Ellis Park

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa and Australia ramp up their World Cup preparations when they clash in their opening game of the shortened Rugby Championship season at Ellis Park on Saturday, for which both sides have made surprise selections. UPCOMING

GOLF GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX) (TV)

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Round two of the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

19 Jul 01:35 ET / 05:35 GMT GOLF-BARBASOL/

Golf - PGA Tour - Barbasol Championship second round Coverage of second round of the PGA Tour event in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Jul 19 Field Level Media- GOLF-PGA-THEOPEN-KOEPKA

Major Koepka: World No. 1 keeps rolling Brooks Koepka continued his exemplary play in major tournaments by charging up the leaderboard in the first round at The Open on Thursday. He’s 3-under after 18 holes, which was one shot back of leaders at the time Koepka signed his scorecard.

18 Jul expect by 4 p.m. ET CYCLING

CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX) (TV) Cycling - Tour de France

Stage 13 of the Tour de France is a 27.2-kilometre individual time trial around Pau. 19 Jul 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF-AUS/ (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa training & news conference The captain of South Africa will hold a news conference ahead of the Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday. Shortly before speaking to the media the Springboks hold a training session.

19 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF-AUS/ (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - Australia training & news conference Australia will host a news conference ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday. Shortly before the news conference the Wallabies hold a training session.

19 Jul 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT SOCCER

SOCCER-ICC-MUN-INT/PREVIEW (TV) Soccer - International Champions Cup - Inter Milan fans event, news conference & training

Inter Milan meet fans, hold a news conference and train ahead of their match against Manchester United in the International Champions Cup in Singapore. 19 Jul 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

SOCCER-FRIENDLY-CHE-KAW/REPORT (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Pre-Season Friendly - Chelsea v Kawasaki Frontale

English side Chelsea play Japan's Kawasaki Frontale in a pre-season friendly in Yokohama. 19 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SWIMMING SWIMMING-WORLD/ (PIX)

World Aquatics Championships - Gwangju 2019 The southwestern city of Gwangju will host the world swimming championships, with athletes looking to make a mark ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Jul 19 FOOTBALL

Field Level Media- FOOTBALL-NCAAF-MICH-HARBAUGH Michigan’s Harbaugh fires shot at Meyer

Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was the target of a barb from Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. 18 Jul expect by 4 p.m. ET